The statue of the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has been unveiled at Anna Arivalayam, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) headquarters in Chennai, on Sunday. Karunanidhi's son and the newly elected party President MK Stalin has extended an invitation to AP CM Chandrababu Naidu, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, and others. This statue unveiling ceremony has created an opportunity for the grand anti-BJP alliance that has been taking place ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.